On Thursday, at 20:00, Olympique Marseille will receive the Italian Lazio visit to Rome, in a match for the third round of the UEFA Europa League. The game will take place at the “Stade Velodrome” in Marseille.
Duel direct for second place in group H.
The big day of the Eintracht Frankfurt Germans overcame the H-group, Olympique Marseille and Lazio Roma. If the French were present in the UEFA Europa League final match last season, Lazio was, in turn, present in quarters with an honorable journey. However, Eintracht Frankfurt is the scarecrow of the group, defeating both favorites so far. If OM lost dramatically in the last minute, against Frankfurt, the “biancocelestii” suffered a hard defeat, 1-4, in Germany. The situation, however, is even more complicated for the French, as they were hampered by the outsider of the group, Apollon Limassol, with only a draw in Cyprus, score 2-2. So, speaking realistically, OM is forced to impose a “Velodrome” on Thursday evening to keep real chances of qualifying in “16th”.
Probable teams:
Olympique Marseille (4-2-3-1): Pele – Sakai, Kamara, Caleta – Car, Amavi – Luiz Gustavo, Strootman – Thauvin, Payet, Ocampos – Mitroglou
Lazio (3-5-2): Proto-Felipe, Acerbi, Wallace-Patric, Parolo, Badelj, Milinkovic-Savic, Lukaku- Caicedo, L. Alberto
Given the circumstances of this game, we expect a spectacular hostile run. In the same context that the French are forced to win if they need to qualify in the 16th rounds of the competition, Lazio crosses a good form, has won five wins in the last six rounds in Serie A and is ready to show his fists in front finalist of last season, whose defensive, however, has been quite serious lately.
PREDICTION: Marseille to win @ 2.02
